Australian Curriculum: The Arts
April 2013
Australian Curriculum: The Arts
The Melbourne Declaration identifies eight learning areas including: The Arts (performing and visual)
Curriculum development phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
English
Geography
Health and Physical Education
Mathematics
Languages
Technologies
The Arts
Economics and Business, Civics and Citizenship
Science
History
Consultation timeline
September 2012
July-August 2012 DEC consultation on draft curriculum. Focus groups video conferences. July 2012 Draft of Australian Curriculum: The Arts F-10 available for consultation
ACARA consultation concludes 23 September
May 2013 ACARA plans to publish the Australian Curriculum: The Arts
Development process for Phase 1 subjects
Australian curriculum
NSW syllabus development
Implementation
Implementation • NSW has made no commitment to implementation of the Australian Curriculum for arts subjects. • The Board of Studies will follow its regular cycle of curriculum evaluation and review which will identify priorities for curriculum renewal. When a current syllabus or learning area is identified for renewal the Board will take the opportunity to incorporate Australian curriculum content. • In all cases, all schools are required to implement current approved NSW Syllabuses until otherwise advised by the Board.
Organisation of the Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum: The Arts • • • •
is being developed for F-10 is described in bands of year levels not Stages has content descriptions not outcomes has content elaborations not ‘learn to’ and ‘learn about’.
Organisation of the Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum: The Arts comprises five subjects: • • • • •
Dance Drama Media Arts Music Visual Arts.
Organisation of the Australian Curriculum
Each subject is presented through two interrelated strands: • Making – using processes, techniques, knowledge and skills to make art works • Responding – exploring, responding to, analysing and interpreting art works.
Organisation of the Australian Curriculum
The Australian Curriculum: The Arts proposes: • F-6 opportunities to learn in five Arts subjects • Years 7-8 opportunities to learn in one or more Arts subjects • Years 9-10 opportunities to specialise in one or more Arts subjects.
Organisation of the Australian Curriculum
Mandatory hours The draft curriculum does not specify hours for each Arts subject.
Time allocations will be determined by the relevant education authorities in each state or territory.
General capabilities
Information and communication technology (ICT) competence
Critical and creative thinking Ethical behaviour Literacy
Intercultural understanding
Numeracy Personal and social competence
Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Sustainability
Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts
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Rationale Aims Learning in… Band descriptions Content descriptions specifying what teachers are expected to teach (mandatory)
• Elaborations examples that illustrate each content description (non-mandatory)
• Achievement standards statements of the learning typically expected of students for that band.
Department of Education and Communities
ACARA
Board of Studies NSW
Contact details
Margaret Bradley Creative Arts Advisor Early Learning and Primary Education – Learning and Leadership e:
[email protected] Rach Kirsten Creative Arts Advisor Secondary Education – Learning and Leadership e:
[email protected] Department of Education and Communities Level 3, Oxford Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
